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1962 US Senate election in Connecticut

Abraham Ribicoff (Democrat) beat Horace Seely-Brown (Republican) in Connecticut in 1962, 51.3% to 48.7%, a margin of 2.5 points and 25,828 votes.

Connecticut changed party: in 1956 it went Republican, for Prescott S. Bush.

Republicans led in 6 of the 8 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Hartford, cast 281,488 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.7 points. The closest was Fairfield, where 1,489 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abraham Ribicoff won Democratic 527,522 51.3%
Horace Seely-Brown Republican 501,694 48.7%
Total1,029,216

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hartford 147,372 52.4% 134,116 47.6% 281,488 D+4.7
New Haven 153,224 56.2% 119,436 43.8% 272,660 D+12.4
Fairfield 126,663 49.7% 128,152 50.3% 254,815 R+0.6
New London 30,833 47.3% 34,368 52.7% 65,201 R+5.4
Litchfield 25,239 45.0% 30,787 55.0% 56,026 R+9.9
Middlesex 17,586 43.2% 23,079 56.8% 40,665 R+13.5
Windham 14,806 47.4% 16,414 52.6% 31,220 R+5.2
Tolland 11,799 43.5% 15,342 56.5% 27,141 R+13.1

Counties as they stood in 1962; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Connecticut Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Christopher S. Murphy (D) D+18.9
2022 Richard Blumenthal (D) D+14.9
2018 Christopher S Murphy (D) D+20.2
2016 Richard Blumenthal (D) D+28.6
2012 Christopher S. Murphy (D) D+11.8
2010 Richard Blumenthal (D) D+11.9
2006 Joe Lieberman (other)
2004 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+34.2
2000 Joseph I. Lieberman (D) D+29.0
1998 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+32.8
1994 Joseph I. Lieberman (D) D+36.0
1992 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+20.7
1988 Joe Lieberman (D) D+0.7
1986 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+29.9
1982 Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R) R+4.3
1980 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+13.4
1976 Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R) R+16.5
1974 Abraham Ribicoff (D) D+29.4
1970 Lowell Weicker (R) R+8.0
1968 Abraham Ribicoff (D) D+8.6
1964 Thomas J. Dodd (D) D+29.3
1962 Abraham Ribicoff (D) D+2.5
1958 Thomas J. Dodd (D) D+14.9
1956 Prescott S. Bush (R) R+11.8
1952 William A. Purtell (R) R+8.1
1950 Brien McMahon (D) D+5.1
1946 Raymond Baldwin (R) R+15.4
1944 Brien McMahon (D) D+4.7
1940 Francis T. Maloney (D) D+7.5
1938 John A. Danaher (R) R+2.9
1934 Francis T. Maloney (D) D+3.5
1932 Augustine Lonergan (D) D+0.7
1928 Frederic C. Walcott (R) R+8.3
1926 Hiram Bingham (R) R+27.7
1922 George P. McLean (R) R+6.9
1920 Frank B. Brandegee (R) R+23.3
1916 George P. McLean (R) R+3.9
1914 Frank B. Brandegee (R) R+7.7